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Three cycling projects that will actually save lives
Vision Zero: Toronto is a long way to realizing its goal of zero deaths, but these projects will greatly reduce the risk for cyclists more
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Why I don’t bike in Toronto anymore
I had been struck by another cyclist, a pedestrian and, finally, a car. Enough was enough. more
Samuel Engelking
Riding high: how cyclists can make peace with motorists
While we’re waiting to get to a place where there’s room for all of us on the road, we have to find ways of not killing each other. Here’s a crash course on the art of riding as political resistance. more
Martin Reis
John Tory's deadly balancing act on road safety
When the mayor talks about "a balance of all interests" between motorists, pedestrians and cyclists he ignores the reality of a system that is already monstrously out of whack more
Andrew Reeves
It’s anarchy in the streets of Toronto for cyclists
An affluent city in which the act of riding a bike means our parents, partners, children and friends can die violent deaths is a travesty more
David Hawe
On the car-versus-bikes rhetoric it's our civic leaders who have blood on their hands
The facts speak for themselves – more cyclists and pedestrians are dying on Toronto's streets than were when Toronto's Vision Zero road safety plan was adopted three years ago more
Martin Reis
In photos: Memorial ride for Aaron Rankine-Wright
Participants at event to remember cyclist killed amid a recent upswing in bike-related fatalities say drivers are becoming increasingly aggressive on Toronto's streets more
Ken Greenberg
Confusion – and bike collisions – on Queens Quay
Two years after it was conceived as a waterfront destination, Torontonians are having trouble navigating redesigned pedestrian zone more
Martin Reis
Bloor bike lanes: did we just miss an opportunity to do something really big?
Rather than going long and thinking big, we saw a huge effort go into a couple of wards where there are progressive councillors, while the rest of the corridor is neglected more
Kyle Ashley
Crackdown on bike lane blockers smells more like PR than a solution
Who really wins in this motorists versus bike lanes set up anyway? more
From mississaugacylcing.ca.
Watch out Toronto, Mississauga is passing you in the bike lane
The 905 municipality gets behind separated bike lanes in a big way, while in the Big Smoke the Tory administration continues to turn public safety into a political issue in the debate over bike lanes on Bloor more
Kyle Ashley
This Toronto police officer is cracking down on cars parked in bike lanes
Meet Kyle Ashley, a parking enforcement officer dedicated to keeping Toronto’s bike lanes car-free more
Chris Vasquez
Cycling safety 101: get in the saddle with Bad Girls Bike Club
Learn to ride a bike and feel comfortable cycling in Toronto streets this summer more